24
sep

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Reserve or reservate? Converse or conversate?

The correct answer to the Deane’s English Facebook quiz question is, of course, reserve and not ‘reservate’. The Dutch words ‘reserveren’ and ‘converseren’ sound very similar to the English words ‘reserve’ and ‘converse’, but this is where it stops!  In English, you reserve something and you converse (or have a conversation) about something. Hope it helps! Laura

17
sep

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To and too

In the quiz question on Facebook, the correct answer is ‘too’. The words ‘too’ and ‘to’ are often confused in Dutch. Here is a short explanation of their translations. ‘Too’ means ‘te’. For example: Don’t eat too fast = Eet niet te snel ‘Too’ also means ‘ook’. For example: Anne is a good teacher too= Anne is ook een […]

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